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To  the  Memory  of  Lincoln 

^y  Albert  Corral 

,N  times  of  peace,  genius  is  not  aflame  and  great- 
ness is  not  apparent,  but  when  a  crisis  comes, 
then  God  with  his  mighty  power  lifts  the  cur- 
tain of  obscurity  and  reveals  the  man  of  the 
hour.  The  men  who  become  great  in  peace, 
are  great  only  in  their  time,  but  with  the  passing  of  the 
years,  their  words,  their  deeds,  and  their  names  are  soon 
forgotten.  There  was  one  man  however,  more  honored  than 
any  other  while  living,  more  revered  when  dead,  and  whose 
name  is  destined  to  be  the  greatest  that  history  has  to  en- 
scribe  upon  its  annals.  The  man  is  Abraham  Lincoln. 
But  why  was  this  man  so  loved  that  his  death  caused  a 
whole  nation  to  forget  its  triumph  and  turn  its  gladness 
into  mourning?  Why  has  his  fame  grown  with  the  passing 
of  the  years?  Until  now  scarcely  a  speech  is  made  without 
some  reference  to  his  name  or  to  the  wonderful  qualities 
of  his  character.  Let  us  see  what  it  was  that  made  Abraham 
Lincoln  the  man  that  he  became. 

Born  as  lowly  as  the  Son  of  God,  he  was  reared  amid  the  hum- 
blest of  surroundings.  An  heir  of  poverty,  insignificant, 
obscure,  and  untaught.  Yet  it  was  reserved  for  this  un- 
known being  without  name,  fame,  or  ordinary  preparation, 
late  in  life,  to  be  snatched  from  obscurity,  raised  to  supreme 
command,  and  entrusted  with  the  destiny  of  a  nation. 
Lincoln  took  the  greatest  responsibility  that  the  world 
has  ever  witnessed — the  preserving  of  the  Union  and  the 
liberating    of  a  race.  He  filled  the  measure  of  responsi- 


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bilitv  alloted  to  him  to  the  wonderment  of  the  world.  "I 
four  years — four  years  of  terrible  devastating  war,  his  en- 
durance, his  fertility  of  resources,  his  generosity,  were 
sorely  tried  and  never  found  wanting". 
It  is  impossible  to  say  that  Lincoln  was  not  inspired  of  God 
for  nowhere  else  could  he  have  acquired  the  necessary 
qualifications  needed  to  meet  the  great  responsibility 
placed  upon  his  shoulders.  Where  did  Shakespeare  get  his 
his  genius.^  Where  did  Mozart  get  his  music. ^  Whose  hand 
is  it  that  guides  the  destinies  of  nations.^  God  alone,  and  as 
surely  as  these  men  were  gifted  by  God,  Abraham  Lincoln 
was  inspired  by  God. 

The  memory  of  Abraham  Lincoln  is  more  strongly  im- 
pressed upon  our  minds  as  we  recall  the  qualities  which  con- 
stituted his  character.  "Benevolence  and  forgiveness  were 
the  basis  of  Lincoln's  great  character."  Lincoln's  goodness 
of  heart,  his  sense  of  duty,  his  unselfishness  of  others,  and 
his  simplicity  of  thought  were  never  disturbed  by  either 
power  or  opposition.  His  love  of  justice  was  equaled  only 
by  his  delight  in  compassion.  His  integrity  was  never 
questioned  and  his  honesty  was  above  suspicion.  He  was 
the  embodiment  of  courage,  of  wisdom,  of  patient  kind- 
liness, and  of  common  sense. 

Lincoln  was  not  only  raised  for  his  time,  but  also  as  a  wor- 
thy example  that  will  live  forever.  Time,  the  hardest  test 
of  all  great  deeds,  will  but  augment  the  greatness  of  his 
name.  He  is  alive  in  the  memories  of  mankind;  he  is  held 
in  admiration  by  the  world;  he  is  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of 
his  countrymen. 

May  God  make  us  worthy  of  the  memory  of  Abraham 
Lincoln. 


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Volume  V  February  12,  1927 

Charles   Martinez        .        •        .        .        . 


Number  i 


Editor 


ASSISTANT   EDITORS 

Victor    Almaraz,     Marcos    Arreola,    Albert    Corral, 

Arthur  Cota,  Fred  Garcia,  Ruben  Toscano 


Editorial 

INCOLN  DAY  is  the  annual  gala  day  of  the 
Spanish  American  Institute.  The  reason  this 
day  has  been  chosen  from  all  others,  is  be- 
cause our  life  has  a  greater  resemblance  to 
Lincoln's,  than  to  that  of  any  other  great  man. 
We  are  poor,  striving  for  an  education  under  a  christian 
training.  We  have  our  aims  and  our  ambitions,  which  some- 
times seem  to  be  difficulties  and  we  are  apt  to  yield  very 
easily  to  discouragement.  But  when  we  consider  Abraham 
Lincoln,  who  did  not  even  have  the  bare  necessities  of  life, 
and  what  he  accomplished,  we  are  greatly  inspired,  and 
we  have  a  tendency  to  strive  on. 

We  look  to  Abraham  Lincoln  as  our  ideal.  He  is  the 
ideal  of  the  poor  christian  youth,  who  is  striving  to  make 
a  mark  in  the  world.  Because  our  life  so  closely  resembles 
the  life  that  Lincoln  led,  we  feel  that  no  other  man  in  the 
world  could  give  us  the  inspiration  and  encouragement 
that  this  magnificent  being  has  given  us. 


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Recreation   and   Social  Activities 


|N  the  life  of  any  school,  recreation  plays  a 
great  part.  Athletics  have  been  our  favorite 
form  of  recreation. 

At  the  beginning  of  this  year  a  tennis  tourna- 
ment was  held  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  John 
P.  Howe.  The  contestants  were  divided  into  two  divisions; 
the  juniors,  and  the  seniors.  The  prize  for  the  juniors  was 
a  half  dozen  tennis  balls,  and  for  the  seniors  a  five 
dollar  tennis  racket.  Heron  Romero  was  awarded  the  ten- 
nis balls  and  Arthur  Cota  was  presented  with  the  racket. 
After  the  tennis  fever  died,  soccer  came  into  popularity. 
Although  we  have  not  had  a  school  soccer  team,  there 
have  been  interclass  games,  and  games  between  dormi- 
tories. 

At  present  we  are  in  the  midst  of  our  basket-ball  season. 
Mr.  Timms,  our  coach,  is  doing  very  excellent  work  with 
both  our  lightweight  and  heavyweight  teams.  He  is  teach- 
ing them  the  system  of  playing  which  "Pop**  Warner 
advocates  to  his  men.  So  far,  the  lights  have  lost  two  out 
of  four  games,  while  the  heavies,  out  of  six  games  played, 
have  won  all. 

The  big  social  event  of  the  school  term  was  the  Hallowe'en 
party  with  the  Fances  De  Pauw  girls  at  the  "movie  city*'. 
The  entire  school  journeyed  to  the  young  ladies*  home, 
where  we  were  royally  entertained,  with  a  program,  games, 
and  refreshments.  From  our  viewpoint,  it  was  a  great  suc- 
cess, for  we  renewed  old  friendships,  made  new  friends, 
and  made  no  enemies.  We  certainly  had  a  very  jolly  time. 


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The  Preserver  of  the  Union 

S))   Marcos  Arreola 

[HRU  the  years,  many  nations  have  succeeded 
in  leading  the  world.  Rome,  Spain,  France, 
and  various  other  nations  have  led  the  world 
in  their  respective  periods.  They  have  wit- 
nessed   their  time  come  and  have  seen  it  go. 

What  is  it  that  really  characterizes  a  nation?  Is  it  not  unity? 
the  united  efforts  of  the  people  into  a  purpose  that  makes 
it  successful?  Many  nations  have  failed  to  remain  leading 
powers  of  the  world  because  unity  was  not  present  in  their 
purpose. 

One  hundred  and  fifty  one  years  ago,  this  nation  gained 
its  independence  thru  the  united  efforts  and  actions  of  the 
thirteen  Colonies.  A  government  was  formed  which  drew 
up  the  Articles  of  Confederation  and  established  a  per- 
petual   Union. 

This  Union  was  not  made  in  a  day,  in  a  month,  or  in  a  year, 
but  years  of  obstruction,  years  of  hardships,  and  years  of 
toil  were  taken  to  mold  this  country  into  a  successful  and 
prosperous  Nation. 

Nevertheless,  with  the  opposition  to  the  Emancipation 
Proclamation,  it  looked  as  though  the  Union  would  be  dis- 
solved. The  South  considered  slavery  a  necessary  institution 
and  was  not  ready,  to  heed  the  appeals  of  the  North. 

As  Lincoln  himself  said,  ''My  paramount  object  is  to  save 
the  Union  and  not  to  destroy  slavery.  If  I  could  save  the 
Union  without  freeing  any  slave  I  would  do  it — If  I  could 


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^^  r^ 

save  it  by  freeing  all,  I  would  do  it — If  I  could  do  it  by  free- 
ing some  and  leaving  others  alone,  I  would  do  that.  What  I 
do  about  slavery  and  the  colored  race,  I  do  because  it  helps 
to  save  the  Union.'* 

As  soon  as  Lincoln  took  up  his  duties  as  President,  it  was 
plain  that  the  dissatisfied  States  must  be  allowed  to  leave 
the  Union  or  that  the  Union  must  be  maintained  by  war. 
Both  North  and  South  prayed  to  the  Almighty  against  war, 
and  yet,  we  find  that  the  discontented  states  would  make 
war  rather  than  let  this  union  exist,  while  the  other  states 
would  take  war  more  willingly  than  let  it  be  destroyed. 
Consequently,  the  great  Civil  War  came. 

In  four  years  of  desolating  war  in  which  the  North  suffered 
discouragements  and  defeats,  Lincoln,  the  Liberator, 
waited  patiently  for  the  hour  in  which  the  tide  of  battle 
was  to  change.  Day  in  and  day  out  he  kept  faithful  watch, 
a  heroic  figure  in  the  midst  of  severe  afflictions. 

Finally,  the  great  war  came  to  an  end,  the  Union  was 
saved,  the  negro  was  freed  from  those  who  had  held  him  in 
disgrace,  and  now.  Liberty  predominated  the  country. 

Many  were  the  deeds  that  were  done  in  the  war,  but  the 
greatest  was  the  keeping  of  the  North  united,  in  an  enter- 
prize  so  arduous  and  in  an  enterprize  so  confusedly  related 
as  the  Union  and  freedom.  Abraham  Lincoln  did  this.  No 
one  else  could  have  done  it.  To  do  it  he  bore  on  his  shoulders 
such  weight  of  care  and  pain  as  few  other  men  have  ever 
borne. 

Therfore,  let  us  respect,  let  us  admire,  and  let  us  Honor  the 
memory  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  The  Preserver  of  the  Union. 

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Junior  Oratorical  Contest 

(  Original    Essays  ) 

From  Log  Cabin  to  the  White  House  .  Luis  Nevarez 
Lincoln  the  Emancipator  .  .  Aaron  Gonzalez 
Lincoln  and  Slavery  .  .  .  Manuel  Jaramillo 
Boyhood  of  Lincoln       ....       Heron  Romero 

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Senior  Oratorical  Contest 

{^Original   Orations) 

To  the  Memory  of  Lincoln  .  .  ,  Albert  Corral 
The  Preserver  of  the  Union  .  .  Marcos  Arreola 
The  Moral  Courage  of  Lincoln  .  Victor  Almaraz 
The  Greatest  American  .  .  .  Arthur  Cota 
The  Spirit  of  Lincoln       .       .       .       Ruben  Toscano 

An  Interview  with  President  Calles  .  Angelo  Cota 
Presentation  of  Medals  .  .  .  Dr,  A,  Ray  Moore 
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The  Spirit  of  Lincoln 

'B'^  Ruben  Toscano 

|LL  of  us  have  a  desire  to  be  great,  but,  un- 
fortunately, only  a  very  few  of  us  are  endowed 
with  the  qualities  that  makes  one  great. 
Therefore,  if  we  are  determined  to  succeed  in 
life,  we  must  select  an  example  and  try  to  be 
as  much  like  that  example  as  we  can.  Lincoln  undoubt- 
edly selected  Christ  as  his  example. 

Christ  came  to  lead  a  world  along  the  path  of  righteous- 
ness. He  can  be  pictured  as  a  Being  of  divine  beauty, 
brilliant,  and  pure;  a  possessor  of  qualities  that  presage 
success.  He  was  a  simple  man,  but  a  masterful  one  who 
maintained  His  integrity  and  purpose  when  deserted  by 
friends  and  crucified  by  enemies. 

In  America  there  was  born  a  man  who  was  destined  to 
be  the  deliverer  of  a  race  and  the  preserver  of  the  Union 
of  the  United  States  of  America.  Abraham  Lincoln  was 
the  man.  He  can  be  pictured  as  strong  and  rugged, 
and  though  he  was  not  brilliant,  he  was  aggresive.  He 
was  also  pure  and  masterful.  He  was  master  of  himself. 
His  belief  in  Christ  was  not  merely  theoretical,  but 
practical.  "He  believed  in  God  as  the  supreme  ruler  of  the 
universe,  the  guide  of  men  and  the  controller  of  the  great 
events  and  destinies  of  mankind.'* 

Lincoln  regarded  himself  as  an  instrument,  as  Moses 
was  an  instrument  in  the  hands  of  the  Almighty,  to  lead 
men  into  freedom.  Moses  heard  the  voice  of  God  issue  from 
the  burning  bush,    Lincoln  received  his  message  from  the 


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*«^  J^ 

Infinite  when  he  beheld  a  human  being  sold  on  the 
auction  block. 

All  through  the  life  of  Lincoln  we  see  that  there  is  the 
Spirit  of  God  in  his  every  move  -  and  did  he  not  act 
as  a  disciple  of  God  would  have  acted  when  the  crisis  came? 
Lincoln  knew  that  there  was  a  God,  and  that  God  hated 
the  injustice  of  slavery.  He  knew  that  he  was  right, 
because  liberty  is  right.  The  voice  of  Lincoln  had  always 
been  for  peace.  He  had  a  conscience,  and  he  was  unwilling 
to  carry  the  fresh  stain  of  a  great  crime  before  the  tri- 
bunal of  his  God. 

Lincoln  was  a  believer  in  God,  and  he  remembered  that 
when  everything  known  to  man  fails,  the  power  of  the 
Infinite  still  prevails.  He  did  not  let  his  faith  stand  alone 
in  the  wisdom  of  man,  but  in  the  power  of  God.  That 
Higher  Being,  however,  had  other  plans,  for  the  storm 
finally  burst  into  a  civil  war. 

During  the  terrible  war  that  followed,  Lincoln  was  calm 
and  serene,  for  he  had  asked  God  to  help  him,  and  he  knew 
that  God  would  help  him.  When  Lincoln  was  urged  to  issue 
his  Proclamation  of  Emancipation,  he  waited  on  God 
for  guidance.  It  was  this  guidance  that  prompted  him 
to  issue  that  Immortal  Document. 

When  the  end  of  his  career  came,  Lincoln  had  accomplished 
the  greater  part  of  his  task.  He  had  preserved  the  Union. 
He  had  freed  the  slaves,  and  he  had  taught  the  world  a 
lesson  in  honesty,  in  truth,  in  kindness,  and  in  fairness. 
He  paid  no  heed  to  those  that  hated  him.  Years  which 
passed  achieved  deeds  for  humanity,  behind  these  deeds 
was  a  man.  Lincoln  has  had  no  equal,  he  was  an  ideal  in 
every  respect.  He  followed  in  the  footsteps  of  the  Master. 


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The  Moral  Courage  of  Lincoln 

^y   Victor  Almaraz 

|HROUGHOUT  the  ages,  men  have  won  the 
brilliant  title  of  greatness  through  the  lives 
they  have  lived  and  the  deeds  they  have  per- 
formed. Some  have  saved  crumbling  causes 
from  falling  into  the  bottomless  abyss  of  ruin. 

Others  have  dethroned  and  enthroned  kings,  and  many 
have  given  their  lives  in  order  that  their  fellowmen  might 
live.  What  has  been  the  underlying  influence  which  has 
urged  them  onward  ?  The  physical  courage  of  the  man  has 
enabled  him  to  stand  against  the  disturbing  elements  of 
opposition.  Let  us  now  glance  upon  him  who  at  the  risk 
of  fortune,  friends,  and  station,  stands  up  in  support  of 
what  he  knows  is  right.  What  is  the  recompense  which  he 
receives?  He  immediately  reaps  a  harvest  of  distrust,  criti- 
cism, and  disdain.  However  such  are  his  principles  that  all 
the  contempt  in  which  he  is  held  will  pass  over  his  head  un- 
noticed. His  moral  courage  has  served  him  in  good  stead. 

Abraham  Lincoln  was  endowed  with  this  greatest  of  vir- 
tues. Since  his  early  youth  he  had  regarded  wrong  and 
untruth  as  a  man  regards  a  venomous  viper.  Trials  and 
tribulations  were  constantly  descending  upon  him,  for 
he  would  not  hold  back  from  laying  bare  the  faults  of  those 
around  him. 

Down  through  all  time,  the  progress  of  right  has  been 
intercepted.  In  spite  of  this,  it  has  gone  on,  until  all  the 
civilized  nations  of  the  world  recognize  and  try  to  harbor 
it.  The  path  in  which  Lincoln  trod  was  a  righteous  one  and, 


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as  we  glance  over  his  history,  we  find  that  it  was  not  with- 
out   its    obstacles. 

In  those  bitter  days,  many  of  his  friends  left  him  and  new 
enemies  were  formed.  Yet  did  he  leave  the  righteous  course 
to  follow  that  against  which  his  duty  and  his  conscience 
bade  him  fling  the  bitterest  of  words  .^  His  road  was  never 
so  straight  nor  his  friendship  so  kind,  as  when  these  great 
temptations  came  to  divert  his  mind  from  the  righteous 
principles  inscribed  in  his  heart. 

In  political  life,  Lincoln  was  oneof  thestaunchest  advocates 
of  those  for  whom  he  was  destined  to  shatter  the  chains  of 
servitude.  The  influence  of  God  was  great  upon  this  man, 
and  he  accepted  the  Presidency  of  the  United  States,  the 
better  to  gain  his  ambitions.  An  existence  now  began  simi- 
liar  to  the  one  in  which  he  had  been  before.  Banter,  mock- 
ery, raillery,  derision,  satire,  and  irony  poured  in  on  him  in 
ever  increasing  number.  Did  this  most  cruel  of  hardships 
bend  his  head  and  make  him  change  his  policy?  His  heart 
was  continually  rent  and  bleeding,  yet  he  pressed  on  re- 
gardless of  consequences,  seeing  only  the  goal  which  God 
had  placed  before  him. 

Lincoln's  faith  in  the  help  of  God  is  revealed  in  these  few 
words  of  his,  "No  one  is  more  deeply  than  myself  aware 
that  without  His  favor  our  highest  wisdom  is  but  as  foolish- 
ness and  that  our  most  strenuous  efforts  would  avail  nothing 
in  the  shadow  of  His  displeasure." 

Abraham  Lincoln  has  come  forth  more  triumphant  than  a 
conqueror,  for  he  has  vanquished  the  hatreds  of  his  people, 
and  he  has  instilled  in  our  our  hearts  the  deepest  of  respect 
and  admiration. 


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The  Greatest  American 

S};  Arthur  Cota 

^^^ETme  open  for  you  a  Book.  It  is  called  the  Book 
g^^M  of  Knowledge,  a  Book  of  Dreams.  Its  leaves 
»^(  are  well  creased  as  civilization  turns  the  pages 
^^K  of  this  most  admired  Book.  In  the  midst  of 
^^y  these  well  folded  leaves  we  find  the  name 
of  Abraham  Lincoln,  a  defender  of  rights  and  a  heroic  figure  of 
mankind.  Let  us  prepare  ourselves  to  consider  the  career  of 
this  admirable  man,  a  true  lover  of  freedom,  and  a  hero 
of  an  unfortunate  race.  We  are  now  to  glance  upon  the  life 
of  one  who  was  the  humblest  and  sincerest  of  men.  Lincoln 
is  a  hero  of  yesterday.  Today  we  admire  him  for  his  achieve- 
ments. The  heroes  of  yesterday  are  not  forgotten.  Through 
all  their  hardships  and  difficulties  they  have  earned 
distinction.  Civilization  is  now  living  on  a  foundation 
which  they  fought  to  establish.  They  form  part  of  the 
deathless  past,  * 'which  is  our  heritage"  if  we  sympathize 
with  its  aims  and  if  we  desire  its  message  of  love.  No  true 
American  can  live  in  this  perpetual  union  of  ours  without 
the  realization  of  the  one  who  made  it  whole.  We  desire 
to  love  Lincoln  more  and  more  because  of  his  remarkable 
achievements.  He  is  an  ideal  of  all  mankind;  a  great 
American. 

Our  tribute  to  Lincoln  for  his  kindness  to  animals  will 
never  cease.  He  was  the  gentlest  and  most  peace-loving 
of  mortals;  unable  to  see  any  creature  suffer  without 
a  throb  in  his  own  breast.  His  deeds  of  kindness  and  tender- 
ness to  animals  are  written  on  the  pages  of  history  as  one 


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of  the  things  which  made  Lincoln  our  great  American. 
Lincoln  received  divine  inspiration.  Indeed,  he  was 
closely  devoted  to  God.  By  his  close  devotion  to  Him  he 
was  able  to  master  the  difficult  problems  of  his  day.  This 
period  of  Lincoln's  life  was  an  important  period.  The 
people  loved  him  because  he  was  a  man  of  prayer.  Lin- 
coln's religious  character  was  the  one  thing  which,  more 
than  others  ,lifted  him  above  his  fellowmen.  He  was  not 
an  unbeliever.  Lincoln  was  a  believer  in  the  Church.  He 
was  great  because  he  was  godly. 

Mankind  never  mourned  the  death  of  a  President  as  they 
did  Abraham  Lincoln.  The  common  people  were  satis- 
fied with  him,  they  always  felt  near  him,  they  loved  him, 
and  they  confided  in  him.  He  understood  them,  with 
all  their  loves  and  hates,  their  weakness  and  their  strength, 
and  he  understood  himself;  his  sympathetic  nature  drew 
their  sympathy  to  him. 

Unlike  other  great  men  during  his  time  Lincoln  was  simple 
in  speech  but  great  in  character.  His  lively  and  precise 
manner  of  doing  things  amazed  all  his  friends.  What  a 
noble  citizen  he  was!  In  time  of  sorrow  and  trying  moments 
he  was  the  source  of  light.  Lincoln  certainly  was  a  remark- 
able man,  a  most  inspiring,  and  a  most  extraordinary  one. 

As  the  years  fade,  the  world  will  read  with  increasing  won- 
der of  the  man  who  was  of  the  humblest  origin,  but  who 
remained  the  simplest  and  most  unpretentious.  As  one  of  the 
greatest  x^mericans  and  the  best  of  men,  mankind  will  never 
cease  to  admire  and  praise  our  peace-loving  mortal, 
Abraham  Lincoln. 


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News  Items 

^EAR  by  year  the  printshop  is  making  pro- 
gress. The  outstanding  achievements  of  the 
past  year  are  the  installation  of  a  monotype 
machine,  the  enlargement  of  the  shop,  and  a 
different  method  of  teaching. 
Before  the  shop  was  enlarged,  the  boys  would  always  be 
stumbling  over  stacks  of  papers,  type,  or  whatnots.  Now 
they  have  plenty  of  room.  The  new  method  of  teaching 
will  make  the  boys  more  efficient,  for  a  boy  will  special- 
ize in  that  work  for  which  he  is  best  suited. 

Although  no  classes  have  been  given  in  radio  this  year, 
Mr.  Melvin  Wood  has  made  many  experiments.  At  times 
he  has  taken  the  quartette  to  sing  at  the  Los  Angeles  Radio 
Club  in  Los  Angeles. 

For  lack  of  an  instructor  the  first  part  of  this  year  there  has 
not  been  much  activity  in  the  manual  training  shop.  But  it 
will  now  make  up  for  lost  time  for  we  have  engaged  a  compe- 
tent instructor  in   the    person   of  Mr.  Herbert  Lund. 

Usually  the  farm  has  planned  more  than  they  have  been 
able  to  do,  but  this  year  the  work  has  been  planned  bn  a 
smaller  and  better  scale. 

Each  speaker  of  the  Senior  oratorical  contest  this  year,  has 
set  up  his  own  composition  on  the  new  monotype.  To  most 
of  the  speakers  this  was  their  first  work  on  the  monotype. 


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